nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Stung By Twitter, Trump Signs Executive Order To Weaken Social Media Companies||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||President Trump signs an executive order aimed at limiting the broad legal protections enjoyed by social media companies days after Twitter fact-checked two of his tweets.

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at limiting the federal legal protections that shield social media companies from liability.

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Stung By Twitter, Trump Signs Executive Order To Weaken Social Media Companies

President Trump signs an executive order aimed at limiting the broad legal protections enjoyed by social media companies days after Twitter fact-checked two of his tweets.

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